With the third wave of the pandemic now in full effect, healthcare facilities and staff are having to manage growing quantities of hazardous medical waste in addition to their life-saving medical work. While bigger health facilities generally have...
COVID19 arrived in a world that was already battling plastic pollution and reckless dumping of waste. The UN declared ‘plastic pollution’ a global crisis two years ago which brings an added element towards safely and responsibly when dealing with...
The Department of Health has condemned the dumping of medical waste next to the road between Mdantsane and East London in the Eastern Cape. “The inappropriate dumping of medical waste is dangerous for public health. It can lead to infectious...
South Africa’s number of confirmed cases of Covid-19, the coronavirus that is shutting down countries and bringing economies to a standstill around the world, is continuing to rise. Quarantining is an important public health tool being used by...
Stringent management of infectious medical waste is critical to preventing the spread of coronavirus. This is according to Durban-based Compass Medical Waste Services. The company said in a statement that medical waste generated from COVID-19...
Investing in innovative solutions is receiving a greater emphasis in the waste management sector. Waste management company Averda has said it is committed to diversifying its waste business and building on its existing integrated waste management...
What began as a dream for Delanie Bezuidenhout, soon turned into an impressive project that has promoted the recycling of non-hazardous waste from hospitals. Bezuidenhout is the CEO of the Southern African Vinyls Association (SAVA). Together with...
Investigations are ongoing to find the source of the pharmaceutical waste that washed up on a number of Durban beaches recently, following heavy rains. Clean-up campaigns to clear the beaches of the waste are still underway and will continue until...
Several Durban beaches were closed to the public last week following an announcement by eThekwini Municipality that medical waste had washed up on shored. Investigations were conducted by officials from eThekwini Municipality, National and...
